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today romney lost this argument. the beareu of labor statistics bsntm h 01a prision tots march of this year. the revised number includes an additional 386,000 jobs. this meansore than 5 million jobs have been added since president obama took office. the bottom line here? there are more jobs now than when the presidentook er for ge wshjay 2009. this has been one of romney's main attacks on the president. and now, it's off the table. romney isn't in a position where he can afford to lose any of his weapons. i think he's scramblin ti all the polls show that. on a personal note i can't wait for the debates. one of the lines being used by the republicans right now, the conservatives is that mitt romney is just this great debater. i mean, he is a great debater. can somebody remind the american peopleand ll do it right twee ary si president obama, let me remind you, is a fierce competitor. he will be prepared. he knows his material. he knows who he is. he knows his accomplishments and he knows exactly where he wants to take
today romney lost this argument. the beareu of labor statistics bsntm h 01a prision tots march of this year. the revised number includes an additional 386,000 jobs. this meansore than 5 million jobs have been added since president obama took office. the bottom line here? there are more jobs now than when the presidentook er for ge wshjay 2009. this has been one of romney's main attacks on the president. and now, it's off the table. romney isn't in a position where he can afford to lose any of...
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romney gamed the tax code. he basically picked his own tax rate and his accountants played around with deductions so they could hit the predetermined rate near 14%. would you take it? meanwhile, romney still won't explain the specifics of his tax plan for you and me, americans. >> we bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions to keep the progressivity in the code and encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details. what are we talking about? mortgage deduction? >> the devil is in the detail, the angel is in the policy which is creating more jobs. >> let's get one thing straight. tax cuts for the rich do not create jobs. this is the top marginal tax rate from 1948 to 2010. you be the judge. it's gone down quite a bit. here's unemployment over the same period. it's very hard to argue lower taxes do anything worthwhile for jobs, but romney's plan is even worse than this. not only will rich people get tax breaks, the only way to pay for them is on the backs of the middle class and everybody e
romney gamed the tax code. he basically picked his own tax rate and his accountants played around with deductions so they could hit the predetermined rate near 14%. would you take it? meanwhile, romney still won't explain the specifics of his tax plan for you and me, americans. >> we bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions to keep the progressivity in the code and encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details. what are we talking about? mortgage...
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mi romney is on the verge of isti.g yet another victim of ohio's 18 electoral votes are vital to romney's chances of winning in november. if mitt romney loses ohio, he's going to have to win all six swing states where the president currently leads. the president's lead in ohio is starting to look dominant. in a fox news poll, president obama leads by seven points. a "washington post" poll puts the president up by eight points in ohio. and the most recent poll by cbs and "the new york times" has president obama leading by ten points. romney was in ohio today, making a new pitc voters. he's the guy who understands their pain. >> there are so many in our country that are hurting right now. i want to help them. i know what it takes to get an economy going again and creating jobs. >> voters in ohio don't believe romney on this front at all. wht cos to the enomy 51 ovo she trust president obama against 45% of voters who trust mitt romney. obama has an advantage on the economy in ohio, because basically, this state is a national success story when it comes to the economy. sten to mitt romney's o
mi romney is on the verge of isti.g yet another victim of ohio's 18 electoral votes are vital to romney's chances of winning in november. if mitt romney loses ohio, he's going to have to win all six swing states where the president currently leads. the president's lead in ohio is starting to look dominant. in a fox news poll, president obama leads by seven points. a "washington post" poll puts the president up by eight points in ohio. and the most recent poll by cbs and "the new...
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romney -- it's not just romney, seriously. but romney is very flawed on this sue. is country needs c t grips that you can't go into poor neighborhoods and raise property taxes and expect that all the education pblems are going to be fixed in america. we have to federally fund public education, no child ft behind, the money never showed up to the districts around the country. conservatives don't want to fund it and the democrats don't have the political power to make sure that it gets done so that's why we have failing schools in this country. for the first time in 25 years, the teachers in chicago went on strike. they didn't go on strike because they thoughthey were getting rewhteo paycheck. they went on strike because they wanted to make sure that every classroom was properly resourced and every kid had a fhting chance to make it in america. mitt romney, if you want to draw the le here, really made t se t 47% in education today, don't you think? he's willing to admit that some kids are just going to fail and we'll just blame it on the damn unions and the teachers
romney -- it's not just romney, seriously. but romney is very flawed on this sue. is country needs c t grips that you can't go into poor neighborhoods and raise property taxes and expect that all the education pblems are going to be fixed in america. we have to federally fund public education, no child ft behind, the money never showed up to the districts around the country. conservatives don't want to fund it and the democrats don't have the political power to make sure that it gets done so...
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it's also hurting romney with his base. "the new york times" talked to a worker, kenneth ers, an unemployed rublican from ohio. romney's comment didn' sit we witmy "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's talking about. but i don'tant to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indication of where that comment has taken this campaign. e obama campaign is ham rrngro's comments in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll showed romney making up ground with president obama after the democratic national convention. a week after the fund-raisin nebaasnep a ased bhe six-point lead. president obama was also in ohio today, delivering a knockout punch. and, oh, yes, he reminded ohio voters where mitt romney was when the state needed him at a critical time. >> when my opponent said we should just let detroit go bankrupt, that would ha meant walking away from an in
it's also hurting romney with his base. "the new york times" talked to a worker, kenneth ers, an unemployed rublican from ohio. romney's comment didn' sit we witmy "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's talking about. but i don'tant to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indication of where that comment has taken this campaign. e obama campaign is ham...
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and he didn't say romney will never recover, but the implication was, romney's in a heap of trouble. >> chris redfern, who is the chairman of the democratic party in ohio also with us tonight. chris. a very untenable position that governor kasich is being placed in, to go out and talk about the economy when it's all positive for workers, and mitt romney's had nothing to do about it. what do you make of that? >> well, it's really important to realize that the downturn in the unemployment rates in ohio began long before john kasich took office. a close look at the record, we will reflect that the auto rescue came long before john kasich had a chance to take his turn as governor. and the commitment that the president made to middle income earners in places like toledo, a location that mitt romney stopped today and didn't even mention jeep -- >> so you're on a roll. the democrats in ohio are on a roll. how do you keep from being overconfident right now? it's almost like you're running up the score. >> well, we're going to try to get every vote out. there's 11.5 million ohions and every v
and he didn't say romney will never recover, but the implication was, romney's in a heap of trouble. >> chris redfern, who is the chairman of the democratic party in ohio also with us tonight. chris. a very untenable position that governor kasich is being placed in, to go out and talk about the economy when it's all positive for workers, and mitt romney's had nothing to do about it. what do you make of that? >> well, it's really important to realize that the downturn in the...
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get amica owinagai >> romney's spokesperson andrea sal lead out the official romney line on msnbc today. >> haven't created a single net new job. >> that was september 4th. excuse me. today romneyost thiargunt thr oor statistics announced a provision to its jobs count from march of 2011 to march of this year. the revised number includes an additional 386,000 jobs. this means more than 5 mlion jobs have been added since presenama ok fice th bin here? there are more jobs now than when the president took over for george w. bush in january of 2009. this has been one of romney's main attacks on the president. and now, it's off the table. romney isn't in a position where he canordoose ais weapons. i think he's scrambling big-time. all the polls show that. on a personal note i can't wait for the debates. one of the lines being used by the republicans right now, the conservatives is that mitt romney is just this great mehea t debater. can somebody remind the american people, and i'll do it right now, that we have a smart guy on our side? president obama, let me remind you, is a fierce competito
get amica owinagai >> romney's spokesperson andrea sal lead out the official romney line on msnbc today. >> haven't created a single net new job. >> that was september 4th. excuse me. today romneyost thiargunt thr oor statistics announced a provision to its jobs count from march of 2011 to march of this year. the revised number includes an additional 386,000 jobs. this means more than 5 mlion jobs have been added since presenama ok fice th bin here? there are more jobs now...